F1s Future

Formula 1, what's not to love, the cars, the international circuits, the exotic technology and unrivaled professionalism.

There's no doubt that Formula1 is the pinnacle of motor sports and to win in F1 is to to win it all. But in my opinion, everything that F1 is and has become started in Europe and especially Britain.

F1s never ending hunger for the highest bidder seems to be at the top of the list for what  qualifies you to a race with Bernie Ecclestones circus.

The prospect of a 20-race Formula One calendar, with three events in the Gulf region, received broad support during the Motor Sport Business Forum Middle East during the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis praised F1's expansion into new markets and said that 20 races would be the teams' logistical limit. Honda Racing's Nick Fry, Force India's Colin Kolles and Red Bull's Christian Horner echoed his remarks.
The 2008 championship is made up of 18 races, after 17 last year and a record 19 in 2005. With several new events in the pipeline, even 20 might not be enough to save all of the traditional venues. The Middle East's races would be in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Qatar (still questionable), and those in Asia would be in Fuji/Suzuka, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore. The Formula One group also wants to include Indianapolis, Montreal, Melbourne and Sao Paulo. The Australian Grand Prix, the British Grand Prix and the possible Qatar Grand Prix are the events most likely to be dropped.....Autoweek

You can't fault the show, and the racing has become closer and even more exciting, but with all the money that's being made, you'd think that they could allow Silverstone to squeeze by without having to cough up truck loads of money to stay on the schedule.